Have you ever surprised yourself in a bad way? In a "why did I say that, drink that much, send that email, eat all the cupcakes, or spend that much?" kind of way? Or maybe you, like me, have found yourself thinking, “Why haven’t I done (insert THE big hard thing) yet?” A couple of years ago, my spouse and I experienced an unexpected a crushing heartbreak. While discussing that loss with friends, they invited us to join them on a trip. We couldn’t say yes fast enough. With onl

2025 Unplug & Elevate Playlist: Unplug Some songs expand our capacity for love and kindness. Don’t Look Back in Anger by Oasis is mine. Seventeen months after the song was released, my friends and I experienced a tragedy that forced us into grief long before we were ready. One of our dear friends and her entire family were killed by a drunk driver while on their Fourth of July road trip. I still remember the moment my neighbor-friend told me what happened—I honestly thought s

When Meg, Eileen, and I first started noodling around with the idea of a summer play list, back in the spring of 2024, I thought this would be the easiest project ever. I love music and I enjoy writing, how much fun would it be to put the two together, with some of my favorite people. Turns out, favorite people aside, it was much more difficult than I anticipated – not just the organization of this project, but it turns out that writing about music is really difficult for m